PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blow Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Sigmundson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Me
vs
Sigmundson

205 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
24
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blow Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sigurd Sigmundson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me throws a sloppy head kick and Sigmundson moves out of range easily.

Sigmundson gets a takedown into half guard.
Sigmundson stalling.
Me is trying to stand up here but Sigmundson is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigmundson slips a nice elbow through Me's hands, connecting with Me's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigmundson slows the pace down in half guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sigurd Sigmundson wasn't active enough on the ground.

Sigmundson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sigmundson not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sigmundson decides to return to a standing position.

Sigmundson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sigmundson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Me knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sigmundson on the ground.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sigurd Sigmundson wasn't active enough on the ground.

Sigmundson drives through with a takedown into Me's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sigmundson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigmundson passes Me's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Me is breathing heavily.
Sigmundson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Sigmundson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sigmundson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sigmundson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigmundson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sigurd Sigmundson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Me throws a head kick but Sigmundson moves out of range.

Sigmundson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Me is trying to defend but Sigmundson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigmundson trying to control the pace.

Sigmundson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Me could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sigmundson has cracked it and Me is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sigmundson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sigurd Sigmundson!